Meaning of ignition in English

ignition

noun

/ɪɡˈnɪʃ.ən/ us

/ɪɡˈnɪʃ.ən/

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[ C usually singular ]

the electrical system in an engine that causes the fuel to burn or explode in order to start the engine:

the ignition Switch/Turn the ignition on.

an ignition key

[ U ] formal

the act or process of something starting to burn

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(Definition of ignition from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

ignition | American Dictionary

ignition

noun [ C/U ]

/ɪɡˈnɪʃ·ən/

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the act of starting to burn

An engine’s ignition is the electrical system that starts the engine.

(Definition of ignition from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of ignition

ignition

All these explosions resulted from ignitions of firedamp, but it must not he assumed, because of this, that the ventilation was inadequate.

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The number of separate ignitions of firedamp from all causes, which involved death or injury during the same two years was 48 and 40.

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I am very much disquieted by the number of ignitions which have been recorded and the heavy loss of life from this cause.

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If there had been some means of indicating the presence of gas, probably those ignitions would not have taken place.

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They do not call them ignitions, they call them explosions.

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Do the figures reveal that, since there has been a general adoption of electrically-driven cutters in this country, the number of explosions and ignitions has been increasing?

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Much attention was focused on "fast ignition," where some new ideas were suggested.

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Ergonomically, the ignition's location next to the parking brake lever, gearshift, and seatbelt, saves time.

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The main discharge current rises to its peak value 2 ms after ignition.

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The enhanced stopping power has been clearly observed around 1.1 ms after the ignition of the discharge target when the first pinch occurs.

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The study was made for various initial conditions leading to different ignition modes and burn propagation.

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Ignition requirements in planar geometry are given per unit area and are independent of density.

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In the implosion process, the hydrodynamic instability has a key role in attaining the ignition.

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One alternative way is to use a petawatt shor t-pulse laser aiming for fast ignition.

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At laser wavelengths of the order of 1 mm, successful fast ignition requires strong anomalous laser beam-pellet coupling.

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Collocations with ignition

ignition

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electronic ignition

In that category, we shall face at least single point fuel injection, electronic ignition and secondary air.

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ignition coil

The voltage is triggered by a function generator and generated by an ordinary ignition coil.

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ignition switch

I consider that siting the ignition switch on the right-hand side of the steering column, only about two or three inches in front of the driver's knee, is frightfully dangerous.

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Translations of ignition

in Chinese (Traditional)

點火裝置，點火器, 著火，燃燒…

Meaning of ignition in English

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